Obama Wins and The People Are Happy

 

Congratulations All Around

Congratulations to us, the American people, for making the right choice and to our President, Barack Obama, for being who he is, where he is and what he is. The people have spoken loud and clear.

 The hoopla is over. The seemingly interminable political campaign is done. Now it is time to get back to work. It is time to pack up the social issues that the religious right loves so much and put them away.

Clearly, the right wing religious nut jobs were among those who mis-calculated.  Rank and file evangelicals and even dutiful Roman Catholics came out and voted overwhelmingly for Obama and what he stands for in spite of lots of ecclesiastical spin.  It's a victory for freedom and common sense. It's an interesting show of wisdom on the part of the people and gives this Obama mama hope for the future.

Barack Obama is back in the White House and I could not be happier.  Stock markets are rising as the world breathes a sigh of relief, and  even Hurricane Sandy survivors are thinking about the future.  Now is the time to stop all the mud-slinging and send the spin doctors home.  We have a President who has a chance for a legacy second term that will knock all our socks off.

Congratulations Mr. President.  We've got a lot of work ahead of us, but with you at the helm, I feel certain the ship of State will  have clear skies and a following sea.  Four more years and you can really reverse the damage done by your predecessor and get us going again.

God bless you, President Obama, and may God heal the government of The United States of America I am Political Packrat and I approved this message. We are and forever will be, thanks to you,  not red states and blue states but The United States of America

Romney Moves to the Dark Side. Picks Paul Ryan As Running Mate

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There were whispers and rumors about this all week long and now Mittens has officially left his moderate Republican roots behind in Massachusetts by choosing Paul Ryan as his Vice Presidential running mate. He's really gone over to the dark side of  "Trickle Down"  fairy dust budgets and the Tea Party Paranoia.

 Just in case you don't realize how big a leap this is for formerly moderate Mitt, let me refresh your recollection.  Romney is the guy who set up a single payer, government funded health care system in Massachusetts when he was governor there. He was pro-choice back then, and  took many moderate,centrist political positions.  Now, he's climbing into bed with one of the most conservative, right wing, members of Congress as a running mate.  Guess what you can expect if Mitt gets elected?  Does the name George W. Bush ring a bell?

Congressman Paul Ryan has represented the State of Wisconsin since 1999.  He is currently head of the House Budget Committee and one of Washington's most powerful, conservative policy makers.  You've perhaps heard of the " Ryan Budget"  of which he is the author?

  The Ryan Budget would turn Medicare from a public entitlement to a voucher system ( remember when Bush wanted to privatize social security and turn it over to Wall Street just before the bubble burst?) But I digress-- let's get back to the Ryan Budget.  It would shrink food stamps, gut Medicaid and turn it completely into state block grants, and basically eliminate most Federal spending on what is left of the safety net for ordinary folks At the same time, in order to " create jobs" the budget calls for lowering taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals-- the 1% to you and me.

Job Creation Vs. Taxes

 Trickle down theory says that the top 1% create jobs for the bottom 90%.  Real life evidence suggests the opposite is true-- the bottom 90% buy goods and services when they have money in their pockets.

By choosing Ryan, Mitt Romney has drawn a line in the sand.   The choice of Paul Ryan clearly states what a Romney Administration would be like for the 1% and for the rest of us.  Personally, I'm not up for seeing old folks eating out of garbage cans and children going to bed hungry.

That's not my America and I hope it's not yours. I'm voting for Obama